Folate test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $9.30 to $163.52, with a median of $53.04. The lowest price is at Ochsner Rush Hospital (Meridian). The highest price is 17.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $53.04, is 38% below the US median of $86.00.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Mississippi ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 60 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82746. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.30Ochsner Rush Hospital
Median$53.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$163.52in Mississippi
Lowest saves$43.74vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian · Meridian, MS HC FOLIC ACID | $9.30 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $11.88 | $54.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC FOLIC ACID | $18.30 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC FOLIC ACID | $18.90 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC FOLIC ACID | $20.10 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC FOLIC ACID | $20.70 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $20.80 | $104.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $21.60 | $54.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC FOLIC ACID | $26.98 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $28.00 | $70.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS B12-FOLATE | $28.80 | $36.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $29.20 | $73.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Folic acid level, serum | $30.10 | $43.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $31.20 | $104.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $31.20 | $104.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS FOLATE LEVEL | $40.32 | $63.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $42.64 | $82.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $44.66 | $203.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Folic acid level, serum | $45.00 | $45.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS FOLATE AEL | $48.00 | $48.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 82746 FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $50.00 | $125.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 82746 FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $50.00 | $125.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS FOLATE (FOLIC ACID SERUM) | $51.75 | $69.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS FOLIC ACID SERUM | $52.08 | $74.40 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS FOLIC ACID (002014) | $54.00 | $72.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Assay of folic acid serum | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS FOLIC ACID | $63.00 | $90.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $63.63 | $303.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $64.20 | $321.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $65.19 | $159.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $67.00 | $67.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $69.96 | $159.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $71.55 | $159.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS FOLIC ACID SERUM | $72.00 | $72.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $72.48 | $302.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $72.48 | $302.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Folate Serum Level | $76.00 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $76.80 | $256.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $79.81 | $347.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Folate Level | $84.35 | $383.40 | Dec 17, 2024 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $90.00 | $90.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Folic acid level, serum | $93.84 | $120.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Folic acid level, serum | $101.00 | $101.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS FOLIC ACID SERUM | $102.06 | $567.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS FOLIC ACID LEVEL | $109.50 | $438.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS FOLIC ACID SERUM | $116.34 | $554.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Folic acid level, serum | $117.75 | $157.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Folic acid level, serum | $123.00 | $246.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Community Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA FOLIC ACID SERUM | $139.32 | $774.00 | Dec 16, 2024 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Folic acid level, serum | $141.19 | $201.70 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS Folate Level | $142.05 | $947.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood · Jackson, MS Folate Level | $142.32 | $646.92 | May 5, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Folate Level | $151.47 | $605.88 | Dec 18, 2024 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $163.52 | $163.52 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 13 | $18.90 | $65.19 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $20.80 | $29.09 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $9.30 | $15.99 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $54.00 | $81.75 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $29.20 | $73.48 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $44.66 | $54.43 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $63.00 | $71.40 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $20.64 | $30.48 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $20.64 | $46.56 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $52.08 | $52.08 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $20.64 | $20.64 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $42.64 | $42.64 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $71.55 | $71.55 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $51.75 | $51.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $163.52 | $163.52 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $20.70 | $20.70 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $116.34 | $116.34 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $20.64 | $20.64 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $69.96 | $69.96 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $93.84 | $93.84 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $72.48 | $72.48 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $139.32 | $139.32 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $30.10 | $30.10 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $20.64 | $20.64 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $18.30 | $18.30 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $102.06 | $102.06 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $20.64 | $20.64 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What folate test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Folate test explained.
Folate (folic acid) blood test in other states
- Alabama$61.50
- Alaska$138.38
- Arizona$85.19
- Arkansas$53.27
- California$109.20
- Colorado$126.29
- Connecticut$75.00
- Delaware$196.63
- District of Columbia$119.53, 3 hospitals
- Florida$125.50
- Georgia$86.58
- Hawaii$133.90
- Idaho$84.10
- Illinois$114.00
- Indiana$76.69
- Iowa$89.60
- Kansas$98.15
- Kentucky$98.57
- Louisiana$39.79
- Maine$81.00
- Maryland$42.15
- Massachusetts$71.14
- Michigan$78.55
- Minnesota$88.00
- Missouri$82.17
- Montana$91.02
- Nebraska$108.53
- Nevada$148.45
- New Hampshire$88.37
- New Jersey$16.91
- New Mexico$90.90
- New York$55.09
- North Carolina$85.70
- North Dakota$94.00
- Ohio$67.55
- Oklahoma$65.70
- Oregon$87.75
- Pennsylvania$86.80
- Puerto Rico$67.00
- Rhode Island$82.00
- South Carolina$118.57
- South Dakota$112.00
- Tennessee$49.34
- Texas$81.00
- Utah$173.94
- Vermont$113.98
- Virginia$108.40
- Washington$105.44
- West Virginia$70.72
- Wisconsin$98.80
- Wyoming$92.56
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.